On 10th October 2025, Shunsuke Mizuno (M2), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, received 2025 IEEJ Annual Conference of Power and Energy Society YOC Excellent Presentation Award.
2025 IEEJ Annual Conference of Power and Energy Society YOC Excellent Presentation Award
At the 2025 IEEJ Annual Conference of Power and Energy Society, the YOC (Young engineer Oral presentation Competition) Excellent Presentation Award will be presented for outstanding oral presentations by speakers aged 29 or younger.
About awarded research
Title: Real-time Optimal Control of Large-scale Refrigeration Systems for Renewable Energy Deployment and Power Supply and Demand Balance
Author: Shunsuke Mizuno, Masahiro Mae, Ryuji Matsuhashi
Abstract: The increasing penetration of renewable energy is accompanied by a greater need for flexible demand-side balancing. Industrial refrigeration systems are identified as promising demand response (DR) resources. In this paper, a refrigeration control system is developed to support grid stability and renewable energy integration. Temperature and electricity consumption of refrigerated warehouses are modeled, considering ambient temperature and the number of active cooling units. An optimization problem is formulated using JEPX market prices to dynamically adjust cooling schedules and minimize electricity costs. Simulation results show that energy efficiency has been improved while maintaining temperature limits, though demand shifts have remained limited.
(Presented at 2025 IEEJ Annual Conference of Power and Energy Society, Session 4-6: Demand-Side Resource Utilization II, September 19, 2025)
Your impression & future plan
I am honored to receive this award. My sincere thanks go to Prof. Matsuhashi, Prof. Mae, the cooperating logistics partners, and my lab members for their support. Motivated by this achievement, I will work even harder to accelerate my research and achieve the social implementation of its results.
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